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1) A therapy for mercury or lead poisoning that binds the toxins in the bloodstream by circulating a chelating solution.
2) A form of complementary therapy involving the intravenous infusion of substances intended to remove calcium from hardened arteries. |
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| A physical barrier preventing pregnancy or carrying a pregnancy to term. |
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| Preventable conditions that pertain to maternity nursing which are not reimbursable by Medicare & Medicaid |
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Foreing object retained after surgery
Air embolism
Blood incompatibility
Falls/trauma
Catheter-associated UTIs |
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| Number of births per 1000 women between the age of 15 and 44 years, calculated on an annual basis |
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| An embryo or fetus that is removed or expelled from the uterus at 20 weeks of gestation or less, weighs 500g or less, or measures 25cm or less |
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| Number of live births in one year per 1000 population |
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| Define infant mortality rate |
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| number of deaths of infants younger than one year of age per 1000 live births |
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| Number of maternal deaths from births and complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium (the first 42 days after termination of pregnancy) per 100,000 live births |
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| The period of about six weeks after childbirth during which the mother's reproductive organs return to their original non-pregnant condition |
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| Define the term "pregnancy-associated deaths" |
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| All deaths during pregnancy and within the 1 year following the end of pregnancy |
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| Define the term "Pregnancy-related deaths" |
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| Deaths that are a complication of pregnancy an aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiology of pregnancy, or a chain of events initiated by the pregnancy |
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| An infant younger than 28 days of age |
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| relating to the time, usually a number of weeks, immediately before and after birth |
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| An infant who at birth demonstrates no signs of life such as breathing heartbeat, or voluntary muscle movements. |
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| What are the three leading causes of maternal mortality in the US |
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Gestational hypertension
Pulmonary embolism
Hemorrhage |
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| What are some of the factors that are related to maternal death? |
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Age (younger than 20, older than 35)
lack of prenatal care
Low educational attainment
Unmarried status
Non-Caucasian race |
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| Define amniotic fluid embolism |
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| a rare childbirth (obstetric) emergency in which amniotic fluid, enters the blood stream of the mother to trigger a serious reaction. This reaction then results in cardio-respiratory (heart and lung) collapse and massive bleeding (coagulopathy). |
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| a condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby. |
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| Trained and experienced female labor attendants |
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an unexpected occurrence
involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the
risk thereof. Serious injury specifically includes loss of limb or
function. |
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| Define placental abruption |
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| separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus, especially when it occurs prematurely during pregnancy. |
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| a specific case of obstructed labour whereby after the delivery of the head, the anterior shoulder of the infant cannot pass below, or requires significant manipulation to pass below, the pubic symphysis. It is diagnosed when the shoulders fail to deliver shortly after the fetal head. |
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| Define uterine hyperstimulation |
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| also known as hypertonic uterine dysfunction, is a potential complication of labor induction. It is defined as either a series of single contractions lasting 2 minutes or more OR a contraction frequency of five or more in 10 minutes |
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